Roll of Honor
Biography
Supervisory Border Patrol Agent James W. Doyle began his career in the United States Marine Corps, 3rd Marine Air Wing, and served from 1980-1984. He was honorably discharged with having earned the rank of corporal. In July 1986, he entered on duty with the United States Border Patrol and graduated from the U.S. Border Patrol Academy with the 198th session. Throughout his 25-year federal law enforcement career, he was assigned to many locations along the southwest border in California and Texas. His favorite assignments during his career included being assigned to the horse patrol and being a firearms instructor. After dedicating 25 years to being a federal law enforcement officer, Agent James W. Doyle retired in 2011. After his retirement, he enjoyed many outdoor hobbies, such as hunting and fishing. His favorite pastime was firearms, and years later had been employed managing a gun range. Despite being surrounded by family, friends, and activities he loved, James carried the weight of the job into retirement and ultimately succumbed to his emotional injuries. His family believes that more assistance should be offered to officers and it’s important for people to understand that being in law enforcement takes its toll on an officer, even after retirement.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Officer James Doyle served with the U.S. Border Patrol.
Thank you for your service, and for your service before it. We will always remember your sacrifice.
You belong on this wall. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
James W. Doyle served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
James W. Doyle is one of 256 officers honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job across the full record of this memorial — 0.8% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In CA, 17 of 1,837 officers were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 0.9% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0.8%.
National Cause Distribution
How Suicide compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James W. Doyle's cause is highlighted.
How James W. Doyle Compares
When Suicide Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Suicide deaths across the full memorial record. James W. Doyle is highlighted in Nov.